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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Milissis (ranked 2867 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Phil Rivers (ranked 237 p4p, 198 weight class). Rivers has chosen RUNNING IN THE 90’s as his entrance music. Elvis Milissis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
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14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milissis scores with a nice strike.
Rivers takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Milissis tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Milissis is trying to force a seperation but Rivers has the dominant position.
Rivers working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
Milissis is trying to push Rivers away but Rivers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milississ head.
Milissis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Milissis.
Milissis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milissis is trying to push Rivers away but Rivers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling him.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Rivers has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milissis manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Rivers has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rivers.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Milissis.
Milissis blocks an uppercut.
Milissis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milissis stalks Rivers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivers's face. Rivers staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivers darts in and clinches Milissis up against the cage.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Milissis can't break the clinch.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Milissis wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivers won't allow it.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Rivers has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers lands a nice elbow.
Milissis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Milissis up against the cage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milissis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milississ head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
Milissis tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers lands an elbow inside that Milissis shrugs off.
Milissis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivers has double underhooks.
Rivers controlling the action here for a moment.
Milissis wants to break free but Rivers has control.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milissis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivers has double underhooks.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers tries a body shot but Milissis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milissis tries to break free but Rivers pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Milissis blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milissis.
Milissis wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivers won't allow it.
Milissis blocks an elbow strike from Rivers.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers lands a right hand.
Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milissis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Milissis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milissis slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers clinches with his opponent.
Milissis can't break the clinch.
Milissis breaks the clinch.
Rivers forces Milissis back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Rivers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milissis misses with a low kick.
Rivers clinches up with Milissis and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milissis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Milissis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Milissis counters with a solid body kick.
Milissis moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Milissis moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milissis defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers clinches up against the cage.
Milissis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Milissis.
Milissis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Milissis has had enough of the clinch but Rivers keeps him there for the moment.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Milissis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milissis.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milissis tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Milissis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Milissis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Rivers has Milissis pressed against the cage, preventing Milissis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Milissis breaks from the clinch.
Milissis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milissis, pushing him back against the cage.
Milissis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has Milissis pressed against the cage, preventing Milissis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milissis avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivers.
Rivers lands an elbow inside that Milissis shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Milissis saw that one coming.
As Rivers looks to move away, Milissis throws a big counter combo but Rivers just gets out of the way.
Milissis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Milissis.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Milissis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Milissis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rivers throws the left hand but Milissis avoids the punch easily.
Elvis Milissis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Milissis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milissis takes one to the side of the head.
Milissis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phil Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Milissis.
Milissis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Milissis ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Milissis throws a big counter combination but Rivers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A cross from Rivers lands.
Milissis swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Milissis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Milissis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivers throws the left hand but Milissis avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Milissis.
Milissis dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
and Milissis counters with a straight that turns Rivers's legs to rubber! Milissis pushes forward with more strikes and Rivers goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Milissis!
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hype
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